Interest payments

Forum|Forum|4 years ago
March 18, 2022
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Hello,

Do saving bank account interest payments less than $1 need to be reported for tax returns as a resident alien for tax purposes? I was told if it is between $0.5 and $1 it should be reported as $1. It is correct?

DaveF1006

Level 15

Yes, it would need to be entered as $1 as IRS accepts only whole numbers.

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OzkozkAuthor

Level 2

Do we have to report that small amount of interest?

DianeW777

Level 15

Yes, that is correct. The IRS does round up for $.50 and higher, they round down for $.49 and lower. That being said, if you have other interest then you should add this dollar, however if this is the only interest income you have then below $1, you may be all right to file without it.

It's rare that $1 makes the difference in shifting a person to another tax bracket because the brackets change at $50 increments in the tax table. Here are the tables if you want to check it out.

IRS 2021 Tax Tables (used with the taxable income on line 15, Form 1040 if there are no capital gains).

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OzkozkAuthor

Level 2

I want to understand if this is a must ans we have to report as I do not know the answer. That is the only interest I have and it is between $0.5 and $1 per year.